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Verb
S:
(v)
widen
(become broader or wider or more extensive)
"The road widened"
S:
(v)
let out
,
widen
(make (clothes) larger)
"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
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antonym
W:
(v)
take in
[Opposed to:
let out
] (make (clothes) smaller)
"Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
sentence frame
S:
(v)
widen
(make wider)
"widen the road"
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cause
S:
(v)
widen
(become broader or wider or more extensive)
"The road widened"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
widen
,
broaden
,
extend
(extend in scope or range or area)
"The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"